Daniel Moye's Technical Writings

It is evident that there is an urgent need for
establishment of centres for advanced technological
training in all fields of applied geology to help
the gap in training between what the efficient [Paul: practice]
of geology requires and what the universities and
technical institutes provide.

In conclusion, it is well to keep in mind
dramatic increase in the demand for the
geologists is not the result of deliberately planned
action on their part. It is due to circumstances
largely out of the control of the profession. Certainly
the demand is growing on a base of sound scientific
work and practical accomplishment, but it being
driven by external forces, such as the world demand
for minerals and Australia's favourable political and
economic climate. There is also no doubt that this
demand will continue to grow for some considerable
time and then remain high. For how long will
depend to at large degree on our effectiveness in finding
and developing deposits of minerals and oil and gas.

Whatever the causes, however, geology now has
unique opportunities. How the profession uses
these will greatly influence its future standing with
its associates in the scientific world, with industry and
also with the community in general.

For during the past two decades, geology has risen
from a rather obscure position in the community to
one of prominence. In particular, the work of
exploration teams in remote places scattered over the
continent is now of great interest, not only to their
employers, but also to a large and growing segment
of the public through its direct investments in
exploration ventures.

Not only must the profession maintain, and wherever
possible raise, its technical standards of practice,
but it must also maintain high ethical standards of
conduct to ensure that its specialized knowledge and
skills continue to be properly used for the good of the
community. Certainly the current upsurge in
activity has created many and diverse problems, but
they are problems of vigorous growth, challenging
problems, the kind to welcome.